German–English dictionary

einfügen

(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

Einfügung

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

einfühlsam

Emotionally sensitive.

Einfühlung

Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.

Einfühlungsvermögen

The capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.

Einfuhr

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

einführen

(transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public

einführend

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

Einfuhrsteuer

(countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

Einführung

(Canada, US, alone, or, postpositive, chiefly, humorous) Of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary.

einfurchen

(transitive) To cut a groove in something.

Eingabe

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

Eingabeaufforderung

(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.

Eingabefeld

(computing) A text box for the input of text to be searched for in a database, on the Internet, etc.

Eingabestift

(writing) An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating them.

Eingabetaste

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard.

Eingang

(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

eingängig

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable.

Eingangshalle

(architecture) A small entrance hall, antechamber, passage, or room between the outer door and the main hall, lobby, or interior of a building. [from the 17th c.]

eingeben

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

eingebettet

part of; firmly, or securely surrounded; lodged solidly into

eingebildet

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

Eingebildetheit

(uncountable) Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. [from 17th c.]

eingeboren

First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

Eingeborene

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Eingeborener

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Eingebung

(countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]

eingefahrene Gleise

A fixed routine.

eingefallen

Having collapsed.

eingefleischt

Inveterate or habitual.

eingefriedetes Grundstück

(countable) An area, domain, or amount of something partially or entirely enclosed by barriers.

eingehend

Thorough; comprehensive.

eingehüllen

To enclose, as in a case.

eingekerkert

Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

eingekleidet

Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

eingeklemmt

Stuck.

eingekürzt

Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

eingelassen

Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.

eingelegt

Preserved by pickling.

eingelegte Gurke

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

eingelegtes Gemüse

(often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.

eingeleitet

In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

Eingemachtes

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

eingenommen

(statistics, of information) Biased, distorted

eingenommen sein von

(transitive, idiomatic) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

eingequetscht

Stuck.

eingerostet

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.]

eingeschaltet

In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

eingeschlafen

(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.

eingeschlossen

Contained; held within a container.

eingeschossiges Haus

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

eingeschränkt

Restricted or limited by conditions.

eingeschüchtert

Frightened into submission.

eingesperrt

Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.

Eingeständnis

A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence

eingestehen

(transitive, or, intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

Eingestelltheit

A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.

eingestürzt

Having collapsed.

eingetragen

Having had one's name added to an official list or entered into a register

Eingeweide

(in the plural, figuratively) The (deep) interior of something.

Eingeweidebruch

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

eingeweiht

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient

Eingeweihte

A new member of an organization.

Eingeweihter

A new member of an organization.

eingewickelt

Encased in a wrapping.

eingewöhnen

(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

Eingewöhnung

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

eingewölbt

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

eingießen

(transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.

eingraben

To place in the ground.

eingreifen

(intransitive) To plead on someone else's behalf.

eingrenzen

To limit narrowly; to restrict.

Eingriff

The action of intervening; interfering in some course of events.

Eingruppierung

(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.

einhagen

(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

einhaken

(transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.

Einhalt

(figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

Einhalt gebieten

To act as a curb or restraint.

einhalten

(transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).

einhämmern

(figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly.

einhängen

(transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.

einhauchen

To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

einhauen

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

einheimisch

First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]

einheimische

Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Einheimischer

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

einheimsen

(transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense.

Einheit

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

einheitlich

(idiomatic) Of the same kind.

Einheitlichkeit

(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.

Einheitsbrei

(countable, uncountable, figurative, derogatory) Something overly bland or simplistic, especially speech or writing.

einhellig

Based on unanimity, assent or agreement.

Einhelligkeit

The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous.

einherstolzieren

(intransitive) To walk haughtily.

Einhufer

(dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

einhüllen

(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.

einhundert

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

einhundertste

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

einig

Of one mind; thinking alike.

einige

A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

einigermaßen

Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

Einigkeit

(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

Einigung

The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.

einimpfen

(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.

einkalkulieren

(transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.

Einkauf

(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.

Einkäufe

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

einkaufen

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

Einkäufer

A person who makes one or more purchases.

Einkäuferin

A person who makes one or more purchases.

Einkaufsausbeute

An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.

Einkaufsbeute

An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.

Einkaufsfußgängerzone

(UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area.

Einkaufstasche

A strong bag with handles used to put purchases in; usually made of plastic, paper or fabric, sometimes given away with a purchase.

Einkaufszentrum

An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.]

einkeilen

(ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.

einkellern

(transitive) To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.

einkerben

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

einkerkern

(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.

Einkerkerung

(chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

einkesseln

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Einkesselung

(military) The isolation of a target by the formation of a blockade around it

einklagbar

(legal) Affording grounds for legal action.

Einklang

A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.

einklemmen

(transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.

einklinken

To close or lock as if with a latch.

Einkochen

The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

Einkommen

(dated) A sustainable income.

Einkopplung

(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.

einkreisen

(transitive) To surround.

einladen

(ambitransitive) To seem attractive and inviting.

einladend

Seductive, alluring, inviting.

Einladung

The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.

Einlage

The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear.

einlagern

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

einlangen

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

Einlass

The act or practice of admitting.

einlassen

(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

Einlauf

To administer an enema.

einleben

(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

einlegen

(transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.

einlehmen

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

einleiten

(transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.

einleitend

Introducing; giving a preview or idea of.

Einleitungsformel

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

einlesen

(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

einleuchten

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

einleuchtend

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind.

einliefern

(intransitive, obsolete) To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.

einlochen

(transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.